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Cooking with cider recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstallhttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/oct/19/cooking-with-cider-recipes
Cider's a great drink, but its sweet, acidic appley-ness means it's a fantastically versatile cooking ingredient, too<p>Where I live, in the south-west, they've been making cider of exceptional quality for centuries, plus there's a bit of the rough stuff knocking around, too. So it would be a&nbsp;crime if I didn't take a&nbsp;draught now and then, wouldn't it? October, the traditional cider-making month, is a good time to enjoy a drop (it also happens to be <a href="http://www.camra.org.uk/cidermonth" title="">Camra's Cider &amp; Perry Month</a>), but the outlook is good in general for cider drinkers. There's been a cider renaissance in recent years and, while the West Country remains the top producer, quality ciders are now as far north as&nbsp;Yorkshire (other rich hunting grounds include Wales, Kent, Herefordshire and eastern counties).</p><p>But even good cider is a bit of a&nbsp;love-it-or-hate-it drink. For many, it's one of the most delicious, quaffable alcohols there is. Others just don't &quot;get&quot; it – too full-on, perhaps, a bit too redolent of rotten apples. Even so, whenever I&nbsp;pour cider into a pan or bowl, rather than into a mug, it wins universal applause. It's a&nbsp;deliciously versatile ingredient, which is no surprise – good cider apples have sweetness and acidity, as well as a spectrum of wonderful flavours ranging from the tannic to the perfumed. Crush the fruit and ferment its juice, and those flavours gain a&nbsp;whole new boozy, toasty, sweet-sharp dimension. Using cider in cooking is a bit like using fruit and wine and perhaps a little vinegar and a pinch of sugar all at the same time. No wonder it can bring a dish alive.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/oct/19/cooking-with-cider-recipes">Continue reading...</a>Food & drinkCiderMain courseSoupMeatCakeDessertSnacksAutumn food and drinkLife and styleFri, 19 Oct 2012 21:59:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/oct/19/cooking-with-cider-recipesColin Campbell for the GuardianHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's lamb stew with cider recipe: 'It works a treat.' Photograph: Colin Campbell for the GuardianColin Campbell for the GuardianHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's lamb stew with cider recipe: 'It works a treat.' Photograph: Colin Campbell for the GuardianHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall2012-10-19T21:59:08Z